What color is #340415?

#340415 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340415?

The RGB value is 52, 4, 21: 52 red, 4 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #340415?

The complementary color is #043423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340415 color

#340415 rgb(52, 4, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #340415 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 1.6% green and 8.2% blue (52, 4, 21).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 86% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 60% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#340415 color codes

HEX	`#340415`
RGB	`rgb(52, 4, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 1.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 86%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 92%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 60%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.87, 25.12, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.87, 25.22, 5.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.595, 0.871, 0.793)`
Decimal	`3408917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340415, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #340415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #340415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340415; }
.text { color: #340415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 4 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340415, #340b04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #340415?: #340415 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340415?: The RGB value is 52, 4, 21: 52 red, 4 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340415?: The complementary color is #043423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.